Boston Celtics @ New Jersey Nets
NJ leads series 1-0
44-38, 19-22 Away
93
44-38, 19-22 Away
49-33, 33-8 Home
97
49-33, 33-8 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
44% (33-75)
Field Goal %
42% (34-81)
32% (9-28)
Three Point %
33% (6-18)
75% (18-24)
Free Throw %
82% (23-28)
30
Turnovers
36
41
Rebounds
59
Game Information
East Rutherford, NJ
Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Scott Foster
Referee:Tom Washington
Game Flow
--BOS
--NJ
Shot Chart
- Jason Collins missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Jason Collins made Dunk. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
- Walter McCarty made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Kerry Kittles missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kerry Kittles missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Jason Collins missed Tip Shot.
- Kenyon Martin missed Jumper.
- Walter McCarty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Battie.
- Richard Jefferson missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Richard Jefferson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Richard Jefferson made Dunk.
- Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jason Kidd missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kenyon Martin made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Kittles.
- Kenyon Martin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kerry Kittles.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kerry Kittles missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Jason Collins made Layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tony Delk missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kenyon Martin made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Paul Pierce made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tony Battie.
- Kenyon Martin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kenyon Martin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Antoine Walker missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jason Kidd missed Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed Two Point Shot.
- Eric Williams missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Richard Jefferson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Richard Jefferson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mark Blount missed Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Williams missed Tip Shot.
- Eric Williams made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Lucious Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- J.R. Bremer missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Richard Jefferson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
- Eric Williams made Layup. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Walter McCarty made Two Point Shot. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
- Aaron Williams missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Richard Jefferson missed Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Aaron Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
- Eric Williams made Two Point Shot.
- Aaron Williams made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
- Lucious Harris made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
- J.R. Bremer missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Williams missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Aaron Williams missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Tony Battie made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Aaron Williams made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kenyon Martin missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Lucious Harris made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Antoine Walker made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Aaron Williams missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce missed Technical Free Throw.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Aaron Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Kerry Kittles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kerry Kittles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jason Kidd made 18 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Delk missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made Layup. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Jason Kidd made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Jason Kidd made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kerry Kittles made Two Point Shot.
- Mark Blount made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Richard Jefferson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Kittles.
- Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kerry Kittles made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Paul Pierce missed Two Point Shot.
- Walter McCarty missed Jumper.
- Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Williams.
- Kerry Kittles missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
- Kerry Kittles made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Collins.
- Paul Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Kenyon Martin made 20 ft Jumper.
- Tony Delk missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kerry Kittles made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
- Antoine Walker made Layup.
- Kenyon Martin made Two Point Shot.
- Antoine Walker missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kenyon Martin made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kenyon Martin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kenyon Martin missed Dunk.
- Jason Kidd made Technical Free Throw.
- Jason Kidd made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jason Kidd made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Walter McCarty made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
- Kenyon Martin made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
- Tony Delk made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Richard Jefferson missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Eric Williams made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kerry Kittles missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jason Kidd missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Richard Jefferson missed Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Aaron Williams made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kerry Kittles.
- Aaron Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Paul Pierce missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tony Delk.
- Jason Kidd missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Jason Kidd missed Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kenyon Martin missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Jason Kidd missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Lucious Harris missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed Layup.
- Jason Kidd missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Paul Pierce missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Lucious Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Battie made Layup. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
- Rodney Rogers made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Rodney Rogers made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tony Battie missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
- J.R. Bremer missed Layup.
- Walter McCarty missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Lucious Harris missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Rodney Rogers made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eric Williams made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Walter McCarty missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kenyon Martin missed Two Point Shot.
- Jason Kidd made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Delk missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Richard Jefferson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kerry Kittles missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Delk made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Kerry Kittles made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kerry Kittles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Tony Delk made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
- Jason Kidd missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jason Collins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jason Collins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Antoine Walker missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Jason Kidd made Two Point Shot.
- Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jason Kidd missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Eric Williams missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Eric Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kenyon Martin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kenyon Martin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tony Delk missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kenyon Martin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kenyon Martin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- J.R. Bremer made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
- Jason Kidd made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jason Kidd made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kenyon Martin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kenyon Martin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Walter McCarty missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 33 | 18 | .647 | - | W8 |
| Boston | 33 | 18 | .647 | - | W4 |
| Toronto | 31 | 22 | .585 | 3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 29 | 22 | .569 | 4 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 13 | 37 | .260 | 19.5 | L3 |
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